attached to it were two six bolt square batteries that had wires protruding from it. when the port authority told the man to put the device down the source said he didn't -- not complied and instead appeared as though he was looking to try to push a switch but nothing happened. the suspicious device was

seized, of course, they looked at it, the new york city police department bomb squad arrived on the scene and used a water cannon to blow it up. it was determined to be a fake device. but here's the information we have from a law enforcement source close to the investigation about the suspect. he is identified as scott mcgan. he fake a fake address in manhattan. he has three prior arrests as recently as last month, and he also was holding boarding passes on united airlines. he was supposed to fly, according to the source from laguardia to chicago o'hare then on to denver and finally on to oakland, california. right now he's in police custody. but, of course, all of this and the evacuations cost a huge disruption at the airport, causing a lot of passengers, a cloth of confusion. >> well, we arrived at 10 to 6:00 when they first caused the airport. thought there was an accident, no big deal.

nobody said anything. it was total chaos. absolutely bizarre. i've talked to agents, nobody seems to know what's going on. i wanted to go to kennedy to rebook my flight. i'm so frustrated. i live in oregon i don't live here. this is ridiculous. >> the suspect is now in custody. and the passenger terminal has reopened but a lot of flights have been cancelled or delayed. boise, idaho police say they uncovered new evidence of the disappearance of an 8-year-old boy that vanished eight days ago. he may be injured and whether they wouldn't confirm he's dead they did say he might be the victim of a tragic event. yesterday afternoon crime scene investigators spent several hours searching the home of a couple who knows robert' family. police went to a landfill but wouldn't say whether the visit was connected to the missing

boy. leads, including interviewing registered sex offenders in the area. six months in, how is president obama doing? that's what senior administration officials and cabinet members are assessing at blair house, just a short walk from the house. they will be looking to future. president obama won't be at today's session, he'll be at camp david, several hours of closed door meetings are scheduled today and vice president joe biden is expected to speak. >> as far as i'm concerned, we will not have a recovery as long as we keep losing jobs. and i won't rest until every american who wants a job can find one. but history shows that you need

to have economic growth before you have job growth and the report yesterday on our economy is an important sign that we're headed in the right direction. this investment which has been plummeting is showing signs of stabilizing. this means that eventually businesses will start growing and hiring again. and that's when it will really feel like recovery to the american people. >> a small victory for president obama and his goal of health care reform. just before the house broke for august recess yesterday, it's energy and commerce committee passed a comprehensive health care reform bill. it allows for negotiations with the insurance industry to determine reimbursement rates for the government run public insurance option. representatives are prepping for heavy campaigning for and against the bills while they are at home. democrats are deeply divided over the bill. and its fate is uncertain in a senate where a vote was postponed until after its august recess. republicans are launching new attacks on president obama's

proposal to overhaul health care. in today's weekly gop radio address a senator said the proposals suggested by democrats would force millions of americans to go from employer based to a government run system. they said a gop plan would avoid bureaucrat interference. >> republicans think there's a better way. we put forth a proposal that will cut costs and improve care and we can accomplish health care reform while keeping patients and doctors in charge not bureaucrats and politicians. real reform should allow small businesses to pool together to buy affordable health insurance for their employees. real reform should protect doctors and hospitals from frivolous lawsuits. real reform should encourage wellness and prevention programs that have been proven to cut costs. and real reform how old give people who buy their own insurance the same tax breaks as

those who get insurance through their employers. take a look at this mess from a storm in beverly, massachusetts that split trees in half yesterday. some fell on to homes. power lines were knocked down and caused small fires and a lot of people got caught right in the middle of the storm. >> i heard a lot of wind and when we went outside the trees were like crushed. >> the branchs, everything, like going like real fast just flying off trees, breaking off. you look over you go to the field over there and saw a tree split apart. >> it got black all of a sudden and the rain came from nowhere. the power was out. trees down all over the place. >> some drivers were trapped inside their cars. one person said they had to swerve to get out of the way of a huge tree that was coming at their car. >> did you see that? a florida man was videotaping an incoming storm in saint

augustine beach on thursday when a lightning bolt struck right next door. look at that. everybody was fine but the guy said it gave him quite a scare. little rock, arkansas and dallas may get in the mix later on today. the reason why we have this slow moving frontal boundary moving across the southern plains and moving into the mid-mississippi valley. possibly some flash flooding for dallas area. for the rest very warm for the pacific northwest where again high temperatures well above-normal. 81 in los angeles. what you would expect for las vegas and phoenix with highs in triple digits. 79 in kansas city. 78 degrees in chicago. 89 in washington. 85 in new york. boston with 83. atlanta warming up to 89. that is a look at your forecast.

i'm reynolds wolf for hln. >> a border patrolman is laid to rest as people pay tribute but one issue that will not rest for the mourners. authors in southern californ californiaare trying to figure out who poisoned --

. hundreds of pounds of explosives and detonation cords were stolen from the storage

facility in walla walla, washington. photos of the items have been released in hopes that somebody will tip authorities. >> gave jackson in the drug in the 24 hours before he died. a coroner's report on jackson's death has been postponed indefinitely.

gallons of water since last july. whoever moved into house to next still has the option of bringing the pool back. >> for the next buyer who wants to buy this house if he insists he needs a pool i'll be prepared to take this out and replaster it for him and bring it back to a pool. >> it was pricey. the cost, $6,000 to retire it. the space underneath can be used for storage but the rice chose to keep it empty. authorities in southern california are trying to figure out why more than 20 horses were poisoned on purpose. apparently they were given leads from the highly toxic oleander

plant. officials say employees found the leaves in stalls when they got to work on thursday morning but all of the horses are expected to survive. hello. michael phelps is so big he dised the pope. he was invited to see the pontiff today but he passed. phelps said he really needs to rest before tonight's 100 butterfly final. you would think out of father you would go to avoid divine retribution. last night he went to the final relay record. golf now women's british open, okay trijava enthusiast, her second tournament after giving birth. her apartment just burned down two weeks ago. she's got her golf came together. the hole in one, matthew's tied for the lead. a british soccer team is for sale for $10 million and the owner is not happy. sure he hired a firm to sell the

team but he didn't like seeing it on e-bay. he said this is not a second hand bike we're talking about. remember this two years ago at the x games, skateboarder jake brown. watch his shoes on his feet. this time brown was awesome, he won the gold. his first x game gold medal and fortunately no one need an ambulance this time. it was the piroghi's race last night. one of the piroghi -- no respect for our 26th president. the u.s. put men on the moon, but soon they won't be able to send anyone to space without some help when the shuttle fleet retires. the u.s. will need other countries to send their astronauts to space. stay with hln.

released of that air force one flight over new york city. it caused a panic three months ago. the air force released these pictures of the incident. they were put together in a flip book way to show you what happened. the photos show the boeing dc 25 making three passes by the stat stuff liberty accompanied by an f-16 fighter jet.

then making a steep bank not seen with passenger aircraft. that may have contributed to panic on the ground. three american tourists are believed to be in iranian custody. the americans went hiking in the mountains and may have mistakenly crossed the iranian border. they told their friends they were surrounded by iranian troops before communication was cut off completely. the state department said they are investigating. hundreds of pounds of explosives and detonation cords were stolen from a storage facility in walla walla, washington. it was discovered on monday when washington state troopers were doing a routine inspection. photos of the items have been released in hopes that someone will tip authorities. the united states has been sending astronauts, as you know, to space since the 1960s. but that is about to come to an

end. at least for a few years. tuesday won't be able to launch astronauts to space on its own. we explain why. >> reporter: a flawless landing for the space shuttle "endeavour." but only seven more shuttle flights are slated before the fleet is retired. and nasa scientists say the next generation of manned space flight is still years away. >> i think we got a good feel on the what. the question is the when. >> reporter: sally ride, america's first women astronaut is on a panel reviewing the future of manned space flight. she said the program to replace the shuttle called constellation is likely to be two years late, its first launch coming at the rareliest in 2017. that would mean roughly six years with no american manned space program. >> for me the biggest challenge is maintaining the capabilities that we need for the future.

>> reporter: sally ride says the space shuttle program could be extended to cover part of that gap but that means more risk. programs had two deadly accidents out of 137 flights. nasa has contracts with true chance to take american astronauts to the space station. but relying on another country for space travel, especially for a number of years is politically unpopular. >> all of it has to do at some level with the sense that we are the leading nation of the world and the united states should not have to rely upon another country, especially one that we defeated in the cold war, for space access for our astronauts. >> reporter: more popular with americans? nasa's plan to go back to noon. those missions will come in that constellation program replacing the shuttle. >> generally speaking the public is in favor of these things. they like this. they like space flight. they want to go back to the moon not to spend a lot of money to do this. >> reporter: the way it's budgeted now manned flight to

noon is about a decade away. he said that's with some short cuts. realistically they may have to build two launch vehicles in the constellation program and one of them, the aries one rocket has had problems in the test, shaking via slenly at liftoff and gripping into the launch tower. brian todd, cnn, washington. should your child take medication for adhd? elizabeth cohen has questions that parents should ask before making that tough decision. >> reporter: we like to get something for nothing but "consumer reports" has an article out this month that questions whether you want to get free medication for your child with adhd. the article explains that when your doctor hands you a free sample of any medication, chances are it's for a very expensive drug so while it might be free for the one month or so that he's given you supplies for, later you're going to have to pay for that drug.

and there are lots of generic drugs out there for adhd and generic drugs out there that's less expensive and are just as good as the brand named drugs for adhd. whether or not your child should go on adhd drugs to begin with is a question that many parents have. here's the advice that a child skik terrorist gives. first of all talk to your child's teacher and ask them about how are you child is behaving in school. then take your child to the doctor and ask your doctor these questions. first ask doctor what can i expect an adhd drug to do for my child. some parents think the drugs will do more than they actually can do. secondly ask are there any alternatives to drugs. we've talked to families who say they gave their child counselling,ing thought them study skills and that worked instead of drugs or sometimes in addition to drugs. also ask your doctor what are the down sides to this drug? adhd drugs can have side effects

including psychiatric side effects such as aggressive behavior and can also lessen your child's appetite. for more information about choosing treatments for your child's adhd drug, take a look at my empower patient column at cnn.com/empowerpatients.

rounded. one of the busiest airport terminals in the world evacuated. we'll tell you what police found at new york's laguardia airport and why a man is now under arrest. a border patrol agent killed in the line of duty is laid to rest. new help for g.i. joe. u.s. troops and their families are getting a boost that will help them pay for college. hi there you're watching hln. i'm natasha curry. things are finally getting back to normal at laguardia airport hours after a bomb square forced an evacuation. passengers were rushed out and flights weren't allowed to land or take off.

you can imagine how much chaos that caused on a summer saturday with people heading off for vacations. we tell you how it all started. >> reporter: the evacuation of the central terminal at laguardia happened at about 5:00 this morning when the following occurred, according to a law enforcement source close to the investigation, a man who appeared to be intoxicated approached a security checkpoint. the tsa called in the port authority after the source says this man was wearing a backpack and in plain view attached to it were two six bolt square batteries that had wires protruding from it. when the port authority told the man to put the device down, the source said he did not comply and instead appeared as though he was looking to try to push a switch. but nothing happened. the suspicious device was seized, course. they looked at it. the new york city police department bomb squad arrived on the scene and used a water cannon to blow it up.

it was determined to be a fake device. but here's the information we have from a law enforcement source close to the investigation about the suspect. he is identified as scott mcgann, age 32 and a new york resident. he gave a fake address in manhattan. he has three prior arrests as recently as last month. and he also was holding boarding passes on united airlines. he was supposed to fly according to the source from laguardia to chicago o'hare then on the denver and finally on to oakland, california. right now he's in police custody but, of course, all this was and the evacuations caused a huge disruption at the airport. causing a lot of passengers a lot of confusion. >> well, we arrived at 10 to 6:00 when they first closed the airport, thought maybe there was an accident no big deal. but, yeah, nobody has said anything. total chaos. absolutely bizarre. i've never experienced anything. i talked to agents, nobody seems to know what's going on. i wanted to go to kennedy to

rebook my flight they said i don't know you can do that. i'm so frustrated. i don't live here, i live in oregon and i can wait to go home. this is ridiculous. >> reporter: the suspect is in custody. the passenger terminal has reopened but a lot of flights have been cancelled or delayed. boise, idaho police have uncovered new evidence of the disappearance of an 8-year-old boy. robert manwill may be injured. and while they wouldn't confirm whether they suspect he's dead, they did say he might be the victim of a tragic event. yesterday afternoon crime scene investigators spent several hours searching the home of a couple who knows robert's family. police also went to a landfill, but wouldn't say whether the visit was connected to the investigators say they are leads including interviewing registered sex offenders in the area. six months in, how is

president obama doing? that's what senior administration officials and cabinet members are assessing at blair house just a short walk from the white house. they also will be looking to future. president obama won't be at today's session, though. he'll be at camp david. several hours of closed door meetings are scheduled today and vice president joe biden is expected to speak. president obama is southerning upbeat on the economy. in his weekly radio and internet address mr. obama cited friday's commerce department report showing the economy shrank. he said that indicates that the economy is turning the corner thanks to the nearly $800 billion stimulus plan. >> as far as i'm concerned we will not have a recovery as long as we keep losing jobs. and i won't rest until every american who want as job can find one. but history shows that you need to have economic growth before you have job growth.

and the report yesterday on our economy is an important sign that we're head in the right direction. business investment which had been plus meting in the past few months is showing signs of stabilizing. this means that eventually businesses will start growing and hiring again. and that's when it will really feel like recovery to the american people. >> a small victory for president obama and his goal of health care reform. just before the house broke for august recess yesterday, its energy and commerce committee passed a comprehensive health care reform bill. it allows for negotiations with the insurance industry to determine reimbursement rates for the government run public insurance option. representatives are prepping for heavy campaigning for and against the bill while they are at home. democrats are deeply divided over the bill. and its fate is uncertain in the senate where a vote was postponed until after its august recess. republicans are launching new attacks on president obama's proposal to overhaul health

care. in today's weekly gop radio address, the senator said the proposals suggested by democrats would force millions of americans to go from employer based coverage to a government run system. he says the gop plan would avoid bureaucratic interference and put patients and doctors first. >> republicans think there's a better way. we put forth proposals that will cut costs and improve care and we can accomplish health care reform while keeping patients and their doctors in charge not bureaucrats and politicians. real reform should allow small businesses to pool together to buy affordable health insurance for their employees. real reform should protect doctors and hospitals from frivolous lawsuits so they can stop practicing defensive medicine and start practicing patient focused medicine. real reform should give people who buy their own insurance the same tax breaks as those who get insurance through their

employers. take a look at this mess from a storm in beverly, massachusetts. it split trees in half yesterday. some fell on to homes. power lines were knocked down and caused small fires and a lot of people got caught right in the middle of the storm. >> i heard a lot of wind and when we went outside the trees were like crushed. >> the branchs, everything, going fast, flying off trees, breaking off. you look over, go the field saw the trees split apart. >> the rain came out of nowhere. the power was out. >> some drivers were trapped inside their cars. one person said they had to swerve to get out of the way of a huge tree that was coming at their car. whoa. did you see that? a florida man was videotaping a storm in saint augustine when a

lightning bolt hit next door. a border principalman is laid to rest as some 4,000 people pay tribute. there's one issue that will not rest for the mourners.

authorities in southern california are trying to figure out who poisoned more than 20 horses and why? apparently they were given leave from the highly toxic oleander

plant. ranch employees found the leaves mixed with sliced apples and carrots in stalls when they arrived at work on thursday morning. the ranch owner says three horses are seriously ill, and undergoing treatment at an equine hospital. the rest are being treated at the rampbl. 30 show horses worth about $2 million live at the ranch most are boarded for clients. hundreds of pounds of explosives and detonation cords were stolen from a storage facility in walla walla, washington. officials belief the theft happened sometime after july 23rd. the theft was discovered on monday when washington state troopers were doing a routine inspection. photos of the items have been released in the hopes that someone will tip authorities. border patrolman robert rosas hoped to see his 2-year-old son follow in his foot steps and dance at his little girl's wedding. sadly that won't happen. ef-laid to rest yesterday. mexican authorities said they arrested five men in connection with his killing.

the fbi has not identified possible suspects yet. here's lynn stewart. >> fire! >> reporter: murdered patrol agent robert rosas life is marked with ceremonial good-byes. and heartbreaking ones. his children sang farewell before they got to know their dad. about 4,000 people turned out to celebrate his life. the memorial service isn't bringing complete closure. his friends and family have in the back of their minds catching his killer. the assistant secretary of homeland security assured them at the killer will be caught. >> we will not rest as a law enforcement community until that justice is done.

>> reporter: several men have been detained in mexico and one person in the u.s. in connection with rosas' killing. authorities are sharing few specifics just saying the case is far from solved. thousands of law enforcement officers turned out from around the country not only to pay their respects but to make a point to the drug runners responsible for killing rosas. >> we have an important job to do. we'll rededicate ourselves to doing this mission. >> reporter: one man's life lost, thousands of others are standing behind him. lynn stewart. just when the cash for clunkers program seemed to be too successful for it's own good a possible reprieve. how the house is trying to give it a jump start and what a dealer we talked to thinks about the program.

>> it's a dirty job but someone has to do it. several times a year jim treks to a secret location along the delaware river to collect this. and turn it into baseball rubbing mud. >> in 1920s a batter was killed by a wild pitch that from that point forward umpires were looking to get a better grip on a pitcher. being a player and manager knew of a mud he thought might do the trick and through trial and error came up with a concoction. >> with a little spit and a good rub, it worked like a charm. today the mud is used by every team in major league baseball. in late 1950s blackburn passed the business to his best friend, jim's grandfather and it's been in the family ever since. >> i was in the mud when i was 9 years old snoop he says mud

doesn't bring in enough money to live on so he has another job. despite the hard work he wouldn't give it up for anything. >> it's the history and tradition from 1938 on, all those record home runs and those thousands of strikeouts, my mud has been on every ball.

the house has agreed to give the cash for clunkers program another $2 billion. but the senate hasn't made a move yet so it is expected to take up the measure on monday. the white house denies reports that the program was suspended because money was running out quicker than expected. the program offers rebates for exchanging old gas guzzling cars for more fuel efficient ones. it's supposed to last at least through the weekend but car dealers are being advised not to close any more deals until the program's fate is determined. honda is recalling an additional 440,000 cars because

of a potentially deadly airbag defect. the company says this affects honda accords, vick acivic, acu made in the early 2000. if you're car is affected you'll get a recall notice in the mail. honda had a similar recall in november. a new g.i. bill goes into effect today. it's been touted as the most comprehensive one since world war ii. under the bill many veterans who served after 9/11 are eligible for full tuition and fee for four years at a state university. a monthly housing stipend as well and up to $1,000 a year for books. president obama will mark the occasion at a rally in fairfax,

virginia on monday. summer is winding down but have you gotten away on vacation or did you scrap those plans over money worries? hln money expert clark howard said there are some bright deals in the sunshine state. >> reporter: okay. money is tight this summer. and people are responding, as you might expect. they are not taking vacations like they have in past summers. in fact, all across the state of florida, which is always a summer time playground for families, bookings are way down. listen to these stats from the orlan orlando setinel. the hotels are slightly filled by half. it means that the amusement parks have better deals. go the coast to go beaches,

you'll find great deals available on your accomodation, just about anything you want to do for a family vacation to florida this summer. so, you didn't think you could afford a trip? how about hotel rooms as low as $35 a night? i'm clark howard. for more ways for you to save dough go to cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> for a whole lot more money saving advice don't miss clark's show at 4:00 this afternoon right here on hln. >> tonight on hln "showbiz tonight" this weekend michael jackson's final hours. dramatic details about the moments right before his death. what really happened when paramedic arrived and could michael have been saved? the michael jackson death mystery tonight. >> iranian television confirmed reports today that three americans have been arrested by iranian forces. they were tourists who went to a kurdish area of neighboring iraq. kurdish official say the

americans went hiking in the iraqi mountains and may have mistakenly crossed the iranian border. the spokesman said the hikers told a friend who stayed behind in iraq that they were surrounded by iranian troops before communication is cut off. the state department is investigating what happened. more photos are being released of that air force one flight over new york city that caused a panic three months ago. the air force released these pictures. they show you what happened. the photos show the boeing dc 25 making three passes by the stat stuff liberty accompanied by an f-16 fighter jet. then making a steep bank not seen with passenger aircraft. that may have contributed to panic on the ground. a german man has taken thrill seek to a new level. check it out. instead of riding a roller coaster the traditional way he braefd it on rollerskates.

he reached speeds of 60 miles per hour. he design and made his own skates. >> just ahead, a life-changing summer. iraqi and american teens go camp together and find out it just might be a small world after all.

grounded. one of the busiest airport terminals in the world evacuated. we'll tell you what police found at new york's laguardia airport and why a man is now under arrest. a border patrol agent killed in the line of duty is laid to rest. now the vow to bring his killers to justice. new help for g.i. joe. u.s. troops and their families are getting a boost that will help them pay for college. hi there, you're watching hln. i'm cure. things are finally getting back to normal at laguardia airport hours after a bomb scare forced an swrax. passengers were rushed out and flights weren't allowed to land

or takeoff. you can imagine how much chaos that caused on a summer saturday. >> reporter: the evacuation of the central terminal at laguardia happened at about 5:00 this morning when the following occurred, according to a law enforcement source close to the investigation, a man who appeared to be intoxicated approached a security checkpoint. the tsa called in the port authority after the source says this man was wearing a backpack and in plain view attached to it were two six bolt square batteries that had wires protruding from it. when the port authority told the man to put the device down, the source said he did not comply and instead appeared as though he was looking to try to push a switch. but nothing happened. the suspicious device was seized, course. they looked at it. the new york city police department bomb squad arrived on the scene and used a water cannon to blow it up. it was determined to be a fake device.

but here's the information we have from a law enforcement source close to the investigation about the suspect. he is identified as scott mcgann, age 32 and a new york resident. he gave a fake address in manhattan. he has three prior arrests as recently as last month. and he also was holding boarding passes on united airlines. he was supposed to fly according to the source from laguardia to chicago o'hare then on to denver and finally on to oakland, california. right now he's in police custody but, of course, all this was and the evacuations caused a huge disruption at the airport. causing a lot of passengers a lot of confusion. >> well, we arrived at 10 to 6:00 when they first closed the airport, thought maybe there was an accident no big deal. but, yeah, nobody has said anything. total chaos. absolutely bizarre. i've never experienced anything. i talked to agents, nobody seems to know what's going on. i wanted to go to kennedy to

rebook my flight they said we don't know you can do that. i'm so frustrated. i don't live here, i live in oregon and i can wait to go home. this is ridiculous. absolutely ridiculous. >> reporter: the suspect is in custody. the passenger terminal has reopened but a lot of flights have been cancelled or delayed. boise, idaho police have uncovered new evidence of the disappearance of an 8-year-old boy. he vanished eight days ago. the evidence shows robert manwill may be injured. and while they wouldn't confirm whether they suspect he's dead, they did say he might be the victim of a tragic event. yesterday afternoon crime scene investigators spent several hours searching the home of a couple who knows robert's family. police also went to a landfill, but wouldn't say whether the visit was connected to the missing boy. investigators say they are following hundreds of leads registered sex offenders in the six months in, how is president obama doing? that's what senior

administration officials and cabinet members are assessing at blair house just a short walk from the white house. they also will be looking to future. president obama won't be at today's session, though. he'll be at camp david. several hours of closed door meetings are scheduled today and vice president joe biden is expected to speak. president obama is sounding upbeat on the economy. in his weekly radio and internet address mr. obama cited friday's commerce department report showing the economy shrank just 1% in the second quarter. he said that indicates that the economy is turning the corner thanks to the nearly $800 billion stimulus plan. >> as far as i'm concerned we will not have a recovery as long as we keep losing jobs. and i won't rest until every american who wants a job can find one. but history shows that you need to have economic growth before you have job growth. and the report yesterday on our economy is an important sign

that we're headed in the right direction. business investment which had been plummeting in the past few months is showing signs of stabilizing. this means that eventually businesses will start growing and hiring again. and that's when it will really feel like recovery to the republicans are launching new attacks on president obama's proposal to overhaul health care. in today's weekly gop radio address, the proposals suggested by democrats would force millions of americans to go from employer based coverage to a government run system. he says the gop plan would avoid bureaucratic interference and put patients and doctors first. >> republicans think there's a better way. we put forth proposals that will cut costs and improve care and we can accomplish health care reform while keeping patients and their doctors in charge not bureaucrats and politicians. real reform should allow small businesses to pool together to buy affordable health insurance for their employees.

real reform should protect doctors and hospitals from frivolous lawsuits so they can stop practicing defensive medicine and start practicing patient focused medicine. real reform should encourage wellness. real reform should give people who buy their own insurance the same tax breaks as those who get insurance through their employers. a small victory for president obama and his goal of health care reform. just before house to broke for august recess yesterday, its energy and commerce committee passed a comprehensive health care reform bill. it allows for negotiations with the insurance industry to determine reimbursement rates for the government run public insurance option. representatives are prepping for heavy campaigning for and against the bills while they are at home. democrats are deeply divided over the bill. and its fate is uncertain in the senate where a vote was postponed until after its august recess.

take a look at this mess from a storm in beverly, massachusetts. it split trees in half yesterday. some fell on to homes. power lines were knocked down and caused small fires and a lot of people got caught right in the middle of the storm. >> i heard a lot of wind and when we went outside the trees were like crushed. >> the branches, everything, going fast, flying off trees, breaking off. you look over, go to the field saw the trees split apart. >> it glot black all of a sudden. the rain came out of nowhere. the power was out. trees down all over the place. >> some drivers were trapped inside their cars. one person said they had to swerve to get out of the way of a huge tree that was coming at their car. whoa. did you see that? a florida man was videotaping a storm in saint augustine when a lightning bolt hit next door. everyone was fine but the guy

said it gave him quite a scare. a border patrolman is laid to rest as some 4,000 people pay tribute. there's one issue that will not rest for the mourners.

authorities in southern california are trying to figure out who poisoned more than 20 horses and why? apparently they were given leaves from the highly toxic oleander plant. ranch employees found the leaves mixed with sliced apples and carrots in stalls when they arrived at work on thursday morning. the ranch owner says three horses are seriously ill, and undergoing treatment at an equine hospital. the rest are being treated at

the ranch. 30 show horses worth about $2 million live at the ranch most are boarded for clients. hundreds of pounds of explosives and detonation cords were stolen from a storage facility in walla walla, washington. officials believe the theft happened sometime after july 23rd. the theft was discovered on monday when washington state troopers were doing a routine inspection. photos of the items have been released in the hopes that someone will tip authorities. we're getting new word that michael jackson was shopping around for a doctor to give him a powerful anesthetic. a doctor said he asked the doctor for the drug known as diprivan. he refused to give it to jackson. investigators think another doctor, conrad murray gave jackson the drug in the 24 hours before he died. a coroner's report on jackson's death has been postponed

indefinitely. tonight on hln "news and views" was michael jackson addicted to prescription drugs? did those same medicines kill him? will doctors face charges? plus the custody issue looms as a judge on monday decides to approve a deal that places jackson's children with his mother catherine. nancy grace as all the breaking news at 8:00 and 10:00 eastern. border patrolman robert rosas hoped to see his 2-year-old son follow in his foot steps and dance at his little girl's wedding. sadly that won't happen. he was laid to rest yesterday. mexican authorities said they arrested five men in connection with his killing. the fbi has not identified possible suspects yet. here's lynn stewart. >> fire! >> reporter: murdered patrol agent robert rosas life is marked with ceremonial good-byes.

and heartbreaking ones. his children sang farewell before they got to know their dad. about 4,000 people turned out to celebrate his life. the memorial service isn't bringing complete closure. his friends and family have in the back of their minds catching his killer. the assistant secretary of homeland security assured them that the killer will be caught. >> we will not rest as a law enforcement community until that justice is done. >> reporter: several men have been detained in mexico and one person in the u.s. in connection with rosas' killing. authorities are sharing few specifics just saying the case is far from solved. thousands of law enforcement officers turned out from around

the country not only to pay their respects but to make a point to the drug runners responsible for killing rosas. >> we have an important job to do. we'll rededicate ourselves to doing this mission. >> reporter: one man's life lost, thousands of others are standing behind him. lynn stewart. suppose you were in the middle of the country and needed to be seen by a doctor in california. one doctor actually has a way to make that visit without either of you taking a trip. dr. sanjay gupta takes a look at futuristic medicine the >> dr. chung sees patients via the wireless robot. >> let's go live.

>> we're here controlling this robot in santa barbara. we're here in texas. dr. chung does this all the time. he can control a robot in this hospital or anywhere in the world. >> anywhere. a >> a high quality robot allows his head to move from side to side. there's a laptop and remote joy stick that lets the doctor zoom in and check a patient's pupils. vital signs. even examine their brain scans remotely. a surgeon could essentially talk someone through an operation as if they were doing it themselves in real-time. >> for more on this and other exciting advances in medicine go to cnn.com/vitalsigns.

the house has agreed to give the cash for clunkers program another $2 billion. the senate hasn't made a move yet. it's expected to take up the measure on monday. the white house denies reports that the program was suspended because money was running out quicker than expected. the program offers rebates for exchanging old gas guzzling cars for more fuel efficient ones. it's supposed to last at least through the weekend but car dealers are being advised not to close any more deals until the program's fate is determined. honda is recalling an additional

440,000 cars because of a potentially deadly airbag defect. the company says this affects honda accords, civic, acuras made in the early 2000. if you're car is affected you'll get a recall notice in the mail. honda had a similar recall in november. some good news for your stocks in this bad economy. the dow was up 17 points yesterday closing at 9171. that's the highest level since november. overall the market posted an 8.6% gain in july, the best gain for the month in two decades. a new g.i. bill goes into effect today. it's been touted as the most comprehensive education benefit to be offered since world war ii.

under the bill many veterans who served after 9/11 are eligible for full tuition and fee for four years at a state university. a monthly housing stipend as well and up to $1,000 a year for books. president obama will mark the occasion at a rally in fairfax, virginia on monday. everybody wants to safe more and spend less and we got just the guy to help you. join hln money expert clark howard at 4:00 p.m. eastern. he'll show you ways to spend more, save less and avoid getting ripped off. a german man is taking thrill seeking to a new level. check it out. instead of riding a roller coaster the traditional way, he braved it on rollerskates and he kept his cool the entire time even reaching speeds up to 60 miles per hour. he made his own skates and designed them.

as u.s. troops are withdrawing from iraq one man is staying behind. our cnn hero of the week is a civilian contractor trying to bring hope to hundreds of desperate children and their families. >> disabled children are really the forgotten ones in this war. they are in the back rooms, often not seen in society. i came to iraq as a civilian contractor. there were a lot of children that either dragged themselves on the ground or had to be carried. there was so many kids out there with a need and so many people trying to reach out and touch the lives of these kids. in 30 days we had 31 pediatric wheelchairs that hit ground. my name is brad. i bring pediatric wheelchairs to iraqi children in need. people donate on my website, the wheelchairs are brought over, and i distribute them to the different military units and

help get these children into the wheel chairs. the experience for me in the first distribution was awesome to see the smile come across their face and look over at the mothers and fathers. they definitely have been changed. >> it's all about humanity. wanted iraqis to feel there's humanity in america. it makes us happy to see such a thing. >> there's no paycheck. it's not safe here but this is a once in a lifetime opportunity knowing that you've done something for someone that nobody else has done before. i made a difference in the life of a few families. the sacrifice has been worth it. if you know someone who should be a cnn hero go to cnn/heroes. tell bus them. you can see exclusive hero footage and get updates on facebook. go facebook.com/cnnheroes.

grounded. one of the busiest airport terminals in the world evacuated. we'll tell you what police found at new york's laguardia airport and why a man is now under arrest. a border patrol agent killed in the line of duty is laid to rest. now his colleagues vow to bring his killers to justice. judge new help for g.i. joe. u.s. troops and their families are getting a boost that will help them pay for college. hi there, you're watching hln. i'm natasha curry. things are finally getting back to normal at laguardia airport hours after a bomb scare forced an evacuation. passengers were rushed out and flights weren't allowed to land or take off. you can imagine how much chaos that caused on a summer saturday

with people heading off for vacations. we tell you how it all started. >> reporter: the evacuation of the central terminal at laguardia happened at about 5:00 this morning when the following occurred, according to a law enforcement source close to the investigation, a man who appeared to be intoxicated approached a security checkpoint. the tsa called in the port authority after the source says this man was wearing a backpack and in plain view attached to it were two six bolt square batteries that had wires protruding from it. when the port authority told the man to put the device down, the source said he did not comply and instead appeared as though he was looking to try to push a switch. but nothing happened. the suspicious device was seized, course. they looked at it. the new york city police department bomb squad arrived on the scene and used a water cannon to blow it up. it was determined to be a fake device.

but here's the information we have from a law enforcement source close to the investigation about the suspect. he is identified as scott mcgann, age 32 and a new york resident. he gave a fake address in manhattan. he has three prior arrests as recently as last month. and he also was holding boarding passes on united airlines. he was supposed to fly according to the source from laguardia to chicago o'hare then on to denver and finally on to oakland, california. right now he's in police custody but, of course, all this and the evacuations caused a huge disruption at the airport. causing a lot of passengers a lot of confusion. >> well, we arrived at 10 to 6:00 when they first closed the airport, thought maybe there was an accident no big deal. but, yeah, nobody has said anything. total chaos. absolutely bizarre. i've never experienced anything. i talked to agents, nobody seems to know what's going on. i wanted to go to kennedy to rebook my flight they said we

don't know if you can do that. i'm so frustrated. i don't live here, i live in oregon and i can wait to go home. this is ridiculous. absolutely ridiculous. >> reporter: the suspect is in custody. the passenger terminal has reopened but a lot of flights have been cancelled or delayed. boise, idaho police have uncovered new evidence of the disappearance of an 8-year-old he vanished eight days ago. they say the add shows robert manwill may be injured. and while they wouldn't confirm whether they suspect he's dead, they did say he might be the victim of a tragic event. yesterday afternoon crime scene investigators spent several hours searching the home of a couple who knows robert's family. police also went to a landfill, but wouldn't say whether the visit was connected to the missing boy. investigators say they are following hundreds of leads including interviewing registered sex offenders in the area. six months in, how is president obama doing? that's what senior

administration officials and cabinet members are assessing at blair house just a short walk from the white house. they also will be looking to the future. president obama won't be at today's session, though. he'll be at camp david. several hours of closed door meetings are scheduled today and vice president joe biden is expected to speak. a small vick forepresident obama and his goal of health care reform. just before the house broke for august recess yesterday its energy and commerce committee passed a comprehensive health care reform bill. it allows for negotiations with the insurance industry to determine reimbursement rates for the government run public insurance option. representatives are prepping for heavy campaigning for and against the bill while they are at home. democrats are deeply divided over the bill. and its fate is uncertain in the senate where a vote was postponed until after its august recess. >> take a look at this mess from a storm in beverly,

massachusetts that split trees in half yesterday. some fell on to homes. power lines were knocked down and caused small fires. a lot of people got caught right in the middle of the storm. >> i heard a lot of wind and when we went outside the trees were like crushed. >> the branchs, everything, like going like really fast just flying off trees, you know, breaking off. you look over, you go to the field over there and just all trees split apart. >> got pitch black all of a sudden, and the rain came out of nowhere. next thing you know power is out, trees down all over the place. >> some drivers were trapped inside their cars. one person said they had to swerve to get out of the way of a huge tree that was coming at their car. >> did you see that? a florida man was videotaping a storm in saint augustine when a lightning bolt hit next door. a border patrolman is laid to rest as some 4,000 people pay tribute.

there's one issue that will not rest for the mourners.

authorities in southern california are trying to figure out who poisoned more than 20 horses and why? apparently they were given leaves from the highly toxic oleander plant.

ranch employees found the leaves mixed with sliced apples and carrots in stalls when they arrived at work on thursday morning. the ranch owner says three horses are seriously ill, and undergoing treatment at an equine hospital. the rest are being treated at the ranch. 30 show horses worth about $2 million live at the ranch most are boarded for clients. we're getting new word that michael jackson was shopping around for a doctor to give him a powerful anesthetic. a doctor said he was asked for the drug known as diprivan. he refused to give it to jackson. a source tells our sister network, cnn, another doctor, dr. conrad murray gave jackson the drug in the 24 hours before he died. a coroner's report on jackson's death has been postponed indefinitely. here's my issue. last night president obama raised glasses with henry lewis

gates jr. and police sergeant james crowley hoping to quell the uproar over the gates arrest. over a couple of beers. it's being touted as a teaching moment to discuss america's racial issues. sure, it was a grand gesture, but it's the same old debate. when will we have a 12st century post-racial conversation about the underlying causes of all these sorts of situations? it goes way beyond rights. it's about making false assumptions about race, gender, sexualilty, status, class, you name it. we're guilty of it. this incidence brought the race to the forefront but the discussion needs to go beyond race and all the way to thum condition. for more analysis, tune into issues tonight at 7:00 p.m. eastern. ing? >> tonight on issues more

jackson drama. they called him an addict in search warrants and reports said jackson spent his last night in dr. conrad murray's room. why? monday is the big. >>down. will katherine jackson get her way? >> border patrolman robert rosas hoped to see his 2-year-old son follow in his foot steps and dance at his little girl's wedding. sadly that won't happen. he was laid to rest yesterday. mexican authorities said they arrested five men in connection with his killing. the fbi has not identified possible suspects yet. here's lynn stewart. >> fire! >> reporter: murdered border patrol agent robert rosas' life is marked with ceremonial good-byes. and heartbreaking ones. his children sang farewell before they got to know their dad.

about 4,000 people turned out to celebrate his life. the memorial service isn't bringing complete closure. his friends and family have in the back of their minds catching his killer. the assistant secretary of homeland security assured them that the killer will be caught. >> we will not rest as a law enforcement community until that justice is done. >> reporter: several men have been detained in mexico and one person in the u.s. in connection with rosas' killing. authorities are sharing few specifics just saying the case is far from solved. thousands of law enforcement officers turned out from around the country not only to pay their respects but to make a point to the drug runners responsible for killing rosas. >> we have an important job to do.

we'll rededicate ourselves to doing this mission. >> reporter: one man's life lost, thousands of others are standing behind him. lynn stewart. just when the cash for clunkers program seemed to be too successful for it's own good a possible reprieve. how the house is trying to give it a jump start and what a dealer we talked to thinks about the program.

talk about stop and go. the cash for clunkers is quickly running through it's $1 billion limit. the house is proposing a prooef. a car dealer says doesn't want the plan to go away because it's been great for business. >> if you can run the carfax on that vehicle. >> auto dealers saw it as the deal that they couldn't and wouldn't pass up. >> what was the reaction amongst you and your employees when this

program started to move? >> when we saw the influx of business, people coming in, ready to buy. it was very exciting. i mean we had a huge weekend. >> alex of koons automotive said they sold 290 cars at their 16 locations, thanks to the cash for clunkers program and they have seen a 40% jump in sales compared to the same time last year. but then reports the $1 billion program was already running out of cash. leaving dealers as well as members of congress scrambling. >> to help our auto industry, to help consumers, to grow our economy, to do it in an environmentally sound way i think it's a perfect message for us to take home for august. >> this is a god send for the auto dealers in my district. don't stall what's working. give it a fill up and let's get cash for clunkers back on the road. >> the house quickly passed a $2 billion extension of the clunkers program happy with its success the white house is also

piling on the pressure. >> so we're now working with congress on a bipartisan solution to ensure that the program can continue for everyone out there who is still looking to make a trade. >> the back and forth, the threats of stop and go have some dealers nervous and searching for direction. >> it affects us right now because you're scared, you're not sure what to do or what will happen. >> the bill to extend more cash for the program still has to make it through the senate and it's not a slam dunk. on the right fiscal conservatives don't want to spend more taxpayer money. on the left some senators don't think the program goes far enough to increase fuel efficiency. senate aides tell cnn it's too soon if the senate will act next week or wait until september. honda is recalling an additional 440,000 cars because of a potentially deadly airbag defect. the company says this affects honda accords, civics, acuras made in the early 2000. the driver's side airbag can

overpressurize and rupture and blast pieces of metal around. honda said one person died an six others were injured. if you're car is affected you'll get a recall notice in the mail. honda had a similar recall in november. a new g.i. bill goes into effect today. it's been touted as the most comprehensive education benefit to be offered since world war ii. under the bill many veterans who served after 9/11 are eligible for full tuition and fee for four years at a state university. a monthly housing stipend as well and up to $1,000 a year for books. president obama will mark the occasion at a rally in fairfax, virginia on monday. summer is winding down but have you gotten away on vacation or did you scrap those plans over money worries? hln money expert clark howard

said there are some bright deals in the sunshine state. >> reporter: okay. money is tight this summer. and people are responding, as you might expect. they are not taking vacations like they have in past summers. in fact, all across the state of florida, which has always been a summer time playground for families, bookings are way down. listen to these stats from the orlando sentinel. the typical hotel in the last monthly reporting period filled slightly more than half of the rooms that were available on a typical night. that means heavy discounting and rooms widely available. it means that the amusement parks have better deals. go to the coast to go to the beaches, you'll find great deals available on your accomodation, just about anything you want to do for a family vacation to florida this summer. so, you didn't think you could afford a trip? how about hotel rooms as low as $35 a night?

i'm clark howard. for more ways for you to save dough go to cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> for a whole lot more money saving advice don't miss clark's show at 4:00 this afternoon sa clark's show at 4:00 this afternoon right here on hln. about 100 iranians went on trial this morning for protesting after the country's presidential election. that's from two iranian news agencies. the defendants were charged with everything from attacking military facilities to beating security forces. the defendants include some key opposition leaders including a former vice president. hundreds of protestors were arrested when they accused the government of stealing the vote. last month' protest was the biggest challenge to iran's regime in 30 years. iranian television confirmed reports today that three americans have been arrested by iranian forces. they were tourists who went to a kurdish area of neighboring iraq. a kurdish official says the

americans went hiking in the iraqi mountains and may have mistakenly crossed the iranian border. the spokesman also says the hikers told a friend who stayed behind in iraq that they were surrounded by iranian troops before communication was cut off. the state department said that it is investigating what happened. more photos are being released of the airforce one flight over new york city that caused quite a panic three months ago. the air force released these pictures of the incident. they're put together sequentially to show you what happened. the photos show the boeings making three passes by the statue of liberty accompanied by an f-16 fighter jet then making a steep bank not usually seen with passenger aircraft. that move may have contributed to the panic on the ground. a german man has taken thrill seeking to a new level. instead of riding a rollercoaster the traditional way, he braved it on roller skates.

he reached speeds of 60 miles per hour. he even designed and made his own skates. just ahead, a life-changing summer. iraqi and american teens go to camp together and find out it just might be a small world after all.

grounded. one of the busiest airport terminals in the world is evacuated. we'll tell you what police found at new york's laguardia airport and why a man is now under arrest. a border patrol agent killed in the line of duty is laid to rest. now his colleagues vow to bring his killers to justice. and new help for gi joe. u.s. troops and their families are getting a boost that will help them pay for college. hi there. you're watching hln. i'm natasha curry. things are finally getting back to normal at laguardia airport hours after a bomb scare forced an evacuation. passengers were rushed out and flights weren't allowed to land

or take off. you can imagine how much chaos that caused on a summer saturday with people heading off to vacation. susan candiotti tells us how it all started. >> reporter: the evacuation of the central terminal at laguardia happened about 5:00 this morning when the following occurred. according to a law enforcement source close to the investigation, a man who appeared to intoxicated approached a security checkpoint. the tsa called in the port authority after the source says this man was wearing a backpack and in plain view attached to it were two six volt square batteries that had wires protruding from it. when the port authority told the man to put the device down, the source said he did not comply and instead appeared as though he was looking to try to push a switch but nothing happened. the suspicious device was seized of course. they looked at it. the new york city police department bomb squad arrived on the scene and used a water cannon to blow it up.

it was determined to be a fake device. but here's the information we have from a law enforcement source close to the investigation about the suspect. he is identified as scott negan, age 32 and a new york residence. he gave a fake address in manhattan and has three prior arrests as recently as last month and he also was holding boarding passes on united airlines. he was supposed to fly according to the source from laguardia to chicago o'hare then on to denver and finally on to oakland, california. right now he is in police custody but of course all of this and the evacuations caused a huge disruption at the airport, causing a lot of passengers a lot of confusion. >> well, we arrived at ten to 6:00 when they first closed the airport, thought maybe there was an accident, no big deal, but, yeah. nobody has said anything. it's been total chaos, absolutely bizarre. i've never experienced anything -- i've talked to agents. nobody seems to whan's going on. i wanted to go to kennedy to rebook my polite.

they said we don't know if you can do that. i am so frustrated. i don't live here. i live in oregon and i can't wait to get home. this is ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous. >> reporter: the suspect is now in custody and the passenger terminal has reopened but a lot of flights have been canceled or delayed. susan candiotti, cnn at laguardia airport. boise, idaho police say they've uncovered new evidence in the disappearance of an 8-year-old boy who vanished eight days ago. they say the evidence shows robert manwill may be injured. while they wouldn't confirm whether they suspect he is dead they did say he might be the victim of a tragic event. yesterday afternoon crime scene investigators spent several hours searching the home of a couple who knows robert's family. police also went to a landfill but wouldn't say whether the visit was connected to the missing boy. leads, including interviewing registered sex offenders in the area. six months in, how is

president obama doing? that's what senior administration officials and cabinet members are assessing just a short walk from the white house. they'll also be looking to the future. president obama won't be at today's session, though. he'll be at camp david. several hours of closed door meetings are scheduled today and vice president joe biden is expected to speak. president barack obama is sounding upbeat on the economy. in his weekly radio and internet address, mr. obama cited friday's commerce department report, showing the economy shrank just 1% in the second quarter and that's less than expected. he said that indicates that the economy is turning the corner, thanks to the nearly $800 billion stimulus plan. >> as far as i'm concerned, we will not have a recovery, as long as we keep losing jobs. and i won't rest until every american who wants a job can find one. history shows you need to have economic growth before you have job growth. and the report yesterday on our

economy is an important sign that we're headed in the right direction. business investment, which had been plummeting in the past few months, is showing signs of stabilizing. this means that eventually businesses will start growing and hiring again. and that's when it will really feel like a recovery to the american people. republicans are launching new attacks on president obama's proposal to overhaul health care. in today's weekly gop radio address, senator john thune said the proposals suggested by democrats would force millions of americans to go from employer-based coverage to a government-run system. he says the gop plan would avoid bureaucratic interference and put patients and doctors first. >> republicans think there's a better way. we put forth proposals that will cut costs and improve care and we can accomplish health care reform while keeping patients and their doctors in charge, not bureaucrats and politicians. real reform should allow small businesses to pool together to

buy affordable health insurance for their employees. real reform should protect doctors and hospitals from frivolous lawsuits so they can stop practicing defensive medicine and instead focus on practicing patient focused medicine. real reform should encourage wellness and prevention programs that have been proven to cut costs and real reform should give people who buy their own insurance the same tax breaks as those who get insurance through their employers. a small victory for president obama in his goal of health care reform. just before the house broke for august recess yesterday, its energy and commerce committee passed a comprehensive health care reform bill. it allows for negotiations with the insurance industry to determine reimbursement rates for the government-run public insurance option. representatives are prepping for heavy campaigning for and against the bill while they're at home. democrats are deeply divided over the bill and its fate is uncertain in the senate where a vote was postponed until after its august recess.

take a look at this mess from a storm in beverly, massachusetts that split trees in half yesterday. some fell onto homes. power lines were knocked down and caused small fires and a lot of people got caught right in the middle of the storm. >> i heard a lot of wind and when we went outside the trees were like crushed. >> the branches and everything going like really fast, just flying off trees, breaking off. you look over, you go to the field over there, and you just saw the tree split apart. >> it got black all of a sudden and the rain come out of nowhere. i had to shut off my fans and stuff. next thing power is out and trees are down all over the place. >> some drivers were trapped inside their cars. one person said they had to swerve to get out of the way of a huge tree that was coming at their car. did you see that? a florida man was videotaping an incoming storm in st. augustine beach when a bolt of lightning struck right next door. everyone was fine.

the guy says it gave him quite a good scare. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. we're following one, two big weather stories today. first is the chance of rough weather across parts of the nation's mid section where kansas city you've already had some storms today but back into st. louis perhaps even memphis even little rock, arkansas and dallas may get in on the mix later on today. the reason why is because we've got this slow moving frontal boundary that's going to be sending across parts of the central and southern plains and moving into the mid mississippi valley so a good chance of severe storms, possibly some flash flooding in the dallas area. for the rest of the nation, though, relatively dry, very warm for the pacific northwest where, again, high temperatures are well above normal today, going to 90 degrees for seattle. 59 degrees in san francisco. 81 in los angeles. about what you expect this time of the year for both las vegas and phoenix with highs in triple digits. 80 in denver. 79 kansas city. 78 degrees in chicago. 89 in washington. 85 in new york. boston with 83.

atlanta warming up to 89. that is a look at your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. a border patrolman is laid to rest and some 4,000 people pay tribute, but there is one issue that will not rest for the mourners.

authorities in southern california are trying to figure out who poisoned more than 20 horses and why. apparently they were given leads from the highly toxic oleander plant at a ranch in the san diego area. officials say ranch employees found the leaves which had been mixed with other food. when they arrived at work on thursday morning. the ranch owner said three horses are seriously ill and undergoing treatment at an equine hospital. the rest are being treated at the ranch. 30 show horses worth about $2 million live at the ranch. most are boarded for clients.

hundreds of pounds of explosives and detonation cords were stolen from a storage facility in walla walla, washington. officials believe this happened sometime after july 23rd. the theft was discovered on monday when washington state troopers were doing a routine inspection. photos of the items have been released in hopes someone will tip authorities. we are getting new word now that michael jackson was shopping around for a doctor to give him a powerful anesthetic. an attorney for dr. metsgar said he asked the doctor for the drug known as diprivan and the doctor's attorney said the doctor refused to give it to jackson. a source tells our sister network cnn investigators think another doctor, conrad murray, gave jackson the drug in the 24 hours before he died. a coroner's report on jackson's death has been postponed indefinitely. tonight on hln, "showbiz tonight" this weekend michael jackson's final hours and dramatic details about the

moments right before his death. what really happened when paramedics arrived and could michael have been saved? the michael jackson death mystery tonight on tv's most provocative news show 11:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. border patrolman robert rosas hoped to see his 2-year-old son follow in his foot steps and dance at his little girl's wedding. but sadly, that won't happen. he was laid to rest yesterday. mexican authorities say they've arrested five men in connection with his killing. the fbi has not identified possible suspects yet. here's lynn stuart of affiliate xfetv. >> reporter: murdered border patrol agent robert rosas' life is marked with ceremonial good-byes. and heart breaking ones. his children saying farewell before they really get to know their dad. about 4,000 people turned out to

celebrate rosas' life. >> the thing i remember about robert -- >> reporter: the memorial service isn't bringing complete closure. his friends and family still have in the back of their minds catching his killer. the assistant secretary of homeland security assured them the killer will be caught. >> we will not rest as a law enforcement community until that justice is done and until it sets the tone for the kind of order and kind of community that robert rosas stood for and fought for. >> reporter: several men have been detained in mexico and one in the u.s. in connection with rosas' killing but authorities are sharing few specifics, just saying the case is far from solved. thousands of law enforcement officers turned out from around the country not only to pay their respects but to make a point to the drug runners believed to be responsible for killing rosas. >> we have an important job to do and we're going to rededicate ourselves to doing this mission.

>> reporter: one man's life lost, thousands of others are stand beg hind him. lynn stuart. suppose you were in the middle of the country and need to be seen by a doctor in california. well, one doctor actually has a way to make that visit without either of you taking a trip. dr. sanjay gupta takes a look at some futuristic medicine in today's "vital signs." >> reporter: dr. chung regularly sees patients via the wireless robot. he can portal inside a patient's room from just about anywhere. >> okay. let's go live. we are here controlling this robot in santa barbara. we're in it texas. dr. chung does this all the time. he can be here controlling a robot in this hospital or anywhere in the world right. >> anywhere around the world. >> reporter: the high quality

camera allows the robot to turn its head side to side and record images from all angles. there is a lap top and remote joy stick that lets a doctor zoom in and check the patient's pupils, vital signs, even examine brain scans remotely. a surgeon could essentially talk someone through an operation as if they were doing it themselves in real time. >> for more on this and other exciting advances in medicine go to cnn.com/vital signs.

the house has agreed to give the cash for clunkers program another $2 billion but the senate hasn't made a move yet so it is expected to take up the measure on monday. the white house denies reports that the program was suspended because money was running out quicker than expected. the program offers rebates for exchanging old gas guzzling cars for more fuel-efficient ones and is supposed to last at least through the weekend. car dealers are advised not to close anymore deals until the program's fate is determined. honda is recalling an additional 440,000 cars because of a potentially deadly air bag defect. the company says this affects some honda accords, civics, acuras made in the early 2000s. the driver's side air bag can overpressurize and rupture and blast pieces of metal around.

honda says at least one person died and six others were injured. if your car is affected you will get a recall notice in the mail. honda had a similar recall in november. hey, good news for your stocks in this bad economy. the dow was up 17 points yesterday, closing at 9171. that's the highest level since november. overall, the market posted an 8.6% gain in july, the best gain for the month in two decades. a new gi bill goes into effect today. it's being touted as the most comprehensive education benefit to be offered since world war ii. $78 billion is expected to be paid out over the next decade. under the new gi bill, many veterans who served after 9/11 are eligible for full tuition and fees for four years at a state university. a monthly housing stipend as well and up to $1,000 a year for

books. president obama will mark the occasion at a rally in fairfax, virginia on monday. everybody wants to save more and spend less and we've got just the guy to help you. join hln money expert clark howard at 4:00 p.m. eastern. he's going to show you ways to save more, spend less, and avoid getting ripped off. "the clark howard show" 4:00 p.m. eastern right here on hln. about 100 iranians went on trial this morning for protesting after the presidential election. the defendants were charged with everything from attacking military facilities to beating security forces. the defendants include some key opposition leaders including a former vice president. hundreds of protestors were arrested when they accused the government of stealing the vote. last month's protest was the biggest challenge to iran's regime in 30 years. iranian television confirmed reports today that three americans have been arrested by iranian forces.

they were tourists who went to a kurdish area of neighboring iraq. a kurdish official says the americans went hiking in the iraqi mountains and may have mistakenly crossed the iranian border. the spokesman also says the hikers told a friend who stayed behind in iraq that they were surrounded by iranian troops before communication was cut off. the state department says it is investigating what happened. more photos are being released of the airforce one flight over new york city that caused quite a panic three months ago. the air force released these pictures of the incident. they're put together sequentially to show you what happened. the photos show the boeing vc-25 making three passes by the statue of liberty accompanied by an f-16 fighter jet then making a steep bank not usually seen with passenger aircraft. that move may have contributed to the panic on the ground. a german man has taken thrill seeking to a new level. check it out. instead of riding a rollercoaster the traditional

way, dirk braved it on roller skates. he kept his cool the entire time even while reaching speeds of 60 miles per hour. he even designed and made his own skates. just ahead, a life-changing summer. iraqi and american teens go to camp together.

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